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Teresa M Douglas

What I Wish School Staff Knew About Remote Working Parents

We may look like we’re all scrolling through social media in the car, but the truth is a little more nuanced. If you …

The New York Times

How Guilty Should You Feel About Your Vacation?

I’ve often wondered how it would feel to work in an industry blamed for its outsize impact on global warming — say, oil …

BBC

Why Finland leads the world in flexible work

The Nordic nation has embraced agile hours for decades. It’s a style of work well suited to the country’s …

BBC

The 'microworkers' making your digital life possible

There are no official numbers for how many microworkers there are, but tens of thousands are estimated to work on …

JSTOR Daily

The New Nomads of #VanLife Reflect an Enduring Divide

A distinctly American restlessness is inspiring some to abandon the idea of a permanent home, while others are displaced by …

Forbes

How One CEO Used His Experience With Burnout To Better Support His Employees' Mental Health

I interviewed Joel and Courtney Seiter, Buffer’s director of people, to learn more about Joel’s personal …

Stanford

Meeting online has become the most popular way U.S. couples connect, Stanford sociologist finds

Matchmaking is now done primarily by algorithms, according to new research from Stanford sociologist Michael Rosenfeld. His …

Reddit

Getting turned down for remote jobs for not being in the right countries...

I’m a little heartbroken here. I want to transition my career to a remote job and been actively applying for positions. …

Bloomberg

Millennials Are Already Itching to Switch Careers

With many young professionals looking for a change, learning how to pivot is more important than ever.

Red Shift

A Day in the Life of a Mom in Tech

I get a lot of questions about how I juggled both jobs, so here’s a glimpse into a typical day* in the life of a …

Vimeo

Freelance

A glimpse into the isolating world of a freelance motion designer.

1843

Chicken Kiev: the world's most contested ready-meal

Was it invented in Kiev, Moscow, Paris…or the backroom of a British supermarket?

BuzzFeed

How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation

I couldn’t figure out why small, straightforward tasks on my to-do list felt so impossible. The answer is both more …

The Wall Street Journal

Résumés Are Starting to Look Like Instagram—and Sometimes Even Tinder

Employers see surge in Gen Z CVs containing photos and illustrations; ’there’s a freaking bitmoji'.

Farnam Street

The Danger of Comparing Yourself to Others

The most important things in life are measured internally. Thinking about what matters to you is hard. Playing to someone …

Alexey Guzey

Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible

I combed through several years of my private notes and through everything I published on productivity before and tried to …

Human Parts

The Art of Waking Up Earlier Than Everyone Else

I’ve read several articles about the productivity benefits of waking up early — and I’m sure you have, too. These …

Harvard Business Review

Is It Time to Let Employees Work from Anywhere?

In a working paper currently under review, we studied the effects of a work-from-anywhere program initiated in 2012 among …

The Post-Grad Survival Guide

Why I'm Not A Digital Nomad: I work remotely but I'd much rather stay in one place

The problem with travelling is that it makes it hard to get enough work done. It’s easy to assume it’s possible …

Medium

Meta-Work: The Work That Goes Into Working Unconventionally

The Kafkaesque bureaucracy that often goes into freelancing, gig work, and part-timing would be enough to turn off even those …

Aeon

Why speaking to yourself in the third person makes you wiser

Imagine, for instance, that you are arguing with your partner. Adopting a third-person perspective might help you to …

Google

Want the best prices for your trip? Google can help.

We’ll monitor the price for you and if the price drops any time before departure, we’ll send you an email letting …

Travel + Leisure

Would You Rather Travel With Your Phone Than a Friend? Maybe It's Time for a 'Mobilemoon'

Last month, the travel company issued the results of a survey which said, given the ultimatum, 33 percent of American …

Human Parts

Being Happy Is Hard Work

I’ve always had a tendency to focus on the negative — I’m trying to change that.

Bloomberg

Tourism Is Eating the World

Unfortunately, there will come a point where over-tourism makes travel both logistically inconvenient and much less enjoyable …

Hacker News

Germans, how to work legally remote?

Being a freelancer in Germany is possible and well-known if you have multiple clients throughout the year and follow some …

Distributed.blog

Leadership Coach Leo Widrich on Emotional Wellness for Distributed Workers

In this episode, Leo shares tips for distributed workers on how to build healthy habits and avoid the “loneliness …

Reddit

Been doing house & pet sitting for the past year, while traveling and saved over $15,000 or more on rent! AMA

A little background. Been a Digital Nomad for the past 3 years, solo traveler, male from Argentina.

I have my own startup, so …

Julia Evans

Get your work recognized: write a brag document

It’s frustrating to have done something really important and later realize that you didn’t get rewarded for it …